Team News
Barnsley should be boosted by the return of first choice centre backs Martin Cranie and Peter Ramage but this weekend comes too soon for Sam Winnall.
Reece Brown has now left the club and therefore can not be considered.
There are not expected to be any new arrivals at the club until transfer deadline day, but manager Danny Wilson has promised changes following four defeats in five.
Last time out - Barnsley Team:
Ross Turnbull
George Williams
Lewin Nyatanga
Jean-Yves Mvoto
George Smith
Milan Lalkovic
Conor Hourihane
Luke Berry
Ben Pearson
Alex Kiwomya
George Waring
Head to Head
Last Six Barnsley v Port Vale results:
20/9/14 Port Vale (Michael O’Connor 24, Mark Marshall 89) 2-1 Barnsley (Conor Hourihane 59) (League One)
14/2/06 Barnsley (Paul Hayes 56) 1-1 Port Vale (Micky Cummins 84) (League One)
14/1/06 Port Vale (Danny Sonner 24, Leon Constantine 27, Sam Togwell 73) 3-2 Barnsley (Jacob Burns 56, Matt Carbon 67) (League One)
23/4/05 Port Vale (Chris Birchall 16, Billy Paynter 41,50, Tony Dinning 57,70) 5-0 Barnsley (League One)
6/11/04 Barnsley (Barry Conlon 44) 1-2 Port Vale (Billy Paynter 65, Robbie Williams og 69) (League One)
28/9/04 Port Vale (Billy Paynter 45) 1-0 Barnsley (Football League Trophy)
Overall Record:
Barnsley Wins: 44
Port Vale Wins: 45
Draws: 19
Barnsley Goals: 153
Port Vale Goals: 148
At Oakwell:
Barnsley Wins: 34
Port Vale Wins: 9
Draws: 9
Barnsley Goals: 103
Port Vale Goals: 45
First Met In League: Port Vale 2-0 Barnsley, Saturday 3rd September 1898. (Second Division)
Biggest Win: Barnsley 6-0 Port Vale, Saturday 30th March 1929 (Second Division)
Biggest Defeat: Port Vale (Chris Birchall 16, Billy Paynter 41,50, Tony Dinning 57,70) 5-0 Barnsley, Saturday 23rd April 2005 (League One)
Last Home Win: Barnsley (Rory Fallon 12, Paul Gibbs 79) 2-1 Port Vale (Marc Bridge-Wilkinson 45), Saturday 28th December 2002. (Division Two)
Last Away Win: Port Vale (Steve Guppy 52) 1-3 Barnsley (John Hendrie 45, Arjan De Zueew 62, Clint Marcelle 88), Tuesday 29th October 1996 (Division One)
Last Home Draw: Barnsley (Paul Hayes 56) 1-1 Port Vale (Micky Cummins 84), Tuesday 14th February 2006. (League One)
Last Away Draw: Port Vale 0-0 Barnsley, Saturday 25th January 2003. (Division Two)
Last Home Defeat: Barnsley (Barry Conlon 44) 1-2 Port Vale (Billy Paynter 65, Robbie Williams og 69), Saturday 6th November 2004. (League One)
Last Away Defeat: Port Vale (Michael O’Connor 24, Mark Marshall 89) 2-1 Barnsley (Conor Hourihane 59), Saturday 20th September 2014 (League One)
Last Home Meeting:
Tuesday 14th February 2006.
Barnsley 1 1 Port Vale
Hayes 56 Cummins 84
Barnsley:
Nick Colgan, Bobby Hassell, Antony Kay, Paul Heckingbottom, Matt Carbon, Chris Shuker, Martin Devaney (Brian Howard 72), Jacob Burns, Stephen McPhail, Paul Hayes (Daniel Nardiello 75), Marc Richards (Tommy Wright 81)
Unused substitutes:
Scott Flinders, Neil Austin.
Manager: Andy Ritchie.
Port Vale:
Mark Goodlad, George Abbey, Mark Innes, George Pilkington, Mark McGregor, Craig James, Sam Togwell, Sean Doherty (Jeff Smith 65), Micky Cummins, Nathan Lowndes (Jason Talbot 90), Leon Constantine (Michael Husbands 74)
Unused substitutes:
Jonny Brain, Steve Rowland.
Manager: Martin Foyle.
Still at respective clubs:
Barnsley: 0
Port Vale: 0
Number of managers since this game (including caretakers):
Barnsley: 6- (Simon Davey-2006-2009, Mark Robins-2009-2011, Keith Hill, 2011-2012, David Flitcroft-2012-2013, Micky Mellon-2013, Danny Wilson-2013-present)
Port Vale: 7- (Dean Glover-2007, Lee Sinnott- 2007-2008, Mickey Adams- 2009-2010 & 2011-2014, Mark Grew- 2011 x2, Geoff Horsfield- 2011, Jim Gannon- 2011, Robert Page 2014-present)
This Season:
Last six 2014-2015 results:
Barnsley:
24/1/15 MK Dons 2–0 Barnsley (League One)
17/1/15 Doncaster 1-0 Barnsley (League One)
10/1/15 Barnsley (George Waring, Conor Hourihane) 2-0 Yeovil (League One)
3/1/15 Barnsley 0-2 Middlesbrough (FA Cup)
26/12/14 Preston 1-0 Barnsley (League One)
20/12/14 Barnsley (Conor Hourihane, Devante Cole) 2-0 Leyton Orient (League One)
W: 2 D: 0 L: 4 F: 4 A: 6 GD: -2 Points: 6.
Port Vale:
24/1/15 Port Vale 0–1 Crewe (League One)
17/1/15 Port Vale (Chris Birchall, Ben Williamson) 2-1 Peterborough (League One)
10/1/15 Chesterfield 3-0 Port Vale (League One)
3/1/15 Port Vale (Ben Williamson, Colin Daniel) 2-1 Gillingham (League One)
28/12/14 Swindon 1-0 Port Vale (League One)
26/12/14 Port Vale (Ben Williamson, Dany N’Guessan) 2-1 Sheffield United (League One)
W: 3 D: 0 L: 3 F: 6 A: 8 GD: -2 Points: 9
Port Vale last time out:
Port Vale 0-1 Crewe:
Chris Neal, Adam Yates, Carl Dickinson, Chris Robertson, Frederic Veseli, Chris Birchall (Colin Daniel 61), Michael O’Connor, Michael Brown (Tom Pope 61), Mark Marshall, Louis Dodds (Chris Lines 61), Ben Williamson.
Unused Substitutes:
Richard Duffy, Sam Johnson, Byron Moore, Dany N’Guessan.
Interesting Stats:
Port Vale are one of Barnsley’s oldest rivals. The two sides have met 108 times dating back to 1898.
The record over those 117 years has been pretty even, with Port Vale’s 2-1 win at Vale Park just edging them ahead 45 wins to 44.
However Barnsley have failed to win any of the last nine meetings, losing six.
Over the years Barnsley have a terrific home record over Port Vale but an abysmal one away.
The Reds have won 34 of the 52 Oakwell meetings, losing just nine, although they have failed to win any of the last three. At Port Vale, Barnsley have lost 36 of 56 trips, winning just ten.
The last time Barnsley defeated Port Vale was also the first season after relegation from the second tier, Rory Fallon and Paul Gibbs secured a 2-1 victory at Oakwell in December 2002, The Reds only success against Vale in 11 attempts.
If a player in red nets tomorrow (which is not a given considering Barnsley have failed to score in three of their past four matches) it will be their 100th home league goal against Port Vale. They need five more to reach 150 league goals against them overall.
Port Vale ended a six match losing streak by defeating Barnsley 2-1 back in September. They have lost just seven of 18 since (winning eight) to sit just three points off the play-off places.
Each of Port Vale’s last four victories, and five of the last six have been by a 2-1 scoreline.
Vale are in a bit of a rut at the minute, with their record in the last six matches reading WLWLWL.
Vale have also won only one of the last five on the road.
Port Vale have gone ten matches since their last clean sheet and have kept just one from their last 13.
Despite sitting in 12th place, Port Vale have lost 12 matches this season, only four sides (three of whom are in the relegation zone) have lost more.
Port Vale have also conceded the most goals (38) and have the worst goal difference (-5) amongst the top half teams.
The Burslem outfit have struggled on the road this season, losing seven of their 13 away matches and winning just three.
They have conceded 20 away goals this season, only five teams have conceded more whilst the 13 they have scored away from Vale Park is the sixth worst in the division.
On This Day:
Barnsley:
Played: 16 Won: 3 Drawn: 8 Lost: 5 Scored: 22 Conceded: 27.
Last match on the 31st January: 2012. Barnsley (Matty Done, Andy Gray, Scott Wiseman) 3-2 Derby. Att: 10,149.
Last win: 2012
Last draw: 2005
Last defeat: 2009
STAT! – Barnsley have won only one of their last five matches on this date and only three in total.
Port Vale:
Played: 13 Won: 5 Drawn: 2 Lost: 6 Scored: 25 Conceded: 24.
Last match on the 31st January: 2009. Morecambe 1-1 Port Vale (Simon Richman) Att: 1,823.
Last win: 1959
Last draw: 2009
Last defeat: 2004
STAT! – Port Vale have failed to win any of their last seven matches on this date, losing five.
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Other Fixtures:
Saturday 31st January 2015:
3pm:
Bradford v Colchester
Chesterfield v Doncaster
Coventry v Rochdale
Crawley v Preston
Crewe v MK Dons
Leyton Orient v Scunthorpe
Oldham v Notts County
Peterborough v Yeovil
Sheffield United v Swindon
Sunday 1st February 2015:
3pm:
Bristol City v Fleetwood
6pm:
Walsall v Gillingham